President Obama Inauguration — WASHINGTON — President Obama will be quietly sworn into office for a second term just before noon on Sunday in a brief White House ceremony, a day before Monday's far showier public inaugural events, adhering to a long tradition of doing so out of the public eye when Jan. 20 falls on a Sunday.

David Plouffe: Revenue Debate Not Over — White House senior adviser David Plouffe said on Sunday that despite Republican warnings that the tax debate is over, President Obama would not accept a budget deal without additional revenue. — “We are going to require some more revenues,” Plouffe told me on “This Week.”

Inequality and Recovery — Joe Stiglitz has an Opinionator piece arguing that inequality is a big factor in our slow recovery. Joe is an insanely great economist, so everything he says should be taken seriously. And given my political views and general concerns about inequality, I'd like to agree.

Rand Paul: GOP must ‘evolve and adapt’ — Sen. Rand Paul said on Sunday that he will make a decision on a 2016 presidential run within two years and plans to be a force in the refashioning the Republican party regardless of whether he seeks the Oval Office.

Barbara Walters falls, cuts forehead — Barbara Walters, 83, fell on a stair on Saturday night while visiting the British Ambassador's residence and cut her forehead, ABC said Sunday in a statement in response to an inquiry from POLITICO. — “Out of an abundance of caution …

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